N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-31.12

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:69F-31.12 - Procedures for completion of each round of play; setting of hands; payment and collection of wagers

(a) After the dealing of the cards has been completed, each player shall set his or her hands by arranging the cards into a high hand, medium hand, and low hand. When setting the three hands, the high hand shall be higher in rank than the medium hand, and the medium hand shall higher in rank than the low hand. For example, if the medium hand contains a pair of sevens, the high hand must contain at least a pair of sevens and the two remaining cards.

(b) Each player at the table shall be responsible for setting his or her own hands and no other person except the dealer may touch the cards of that player. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a player requests assistance in the setting of his or her hands, the dealer may inform the requesting player of the manner in which the casino licensee requires the hands of the dealer to be set in its Rules of the Games Submission. Each player shall be required to keep the seven cards in full view of the dealer at all times. Once each player has set a high, medium and low hand and placed the three hands face down on the appropriate area of the layout, the player shall not touch the cards again.

(c) After all players have set their hands and placed the cards on the table, the seven cards of the dealer shall be turned over and the dealer shall set his or her hands by arranging the cards into a high, medium, and low hand. The dealer shall then place the three hands face up on the appropriate area of the layout.

(d) Each casino licensee shall submit to the Division in its Rules of the Games Submission the manner in which it will require the hands of the dealer to be set.

(e) A player may announce that he or she wishes to surrender his or her wager prior to the dealer exposing any of the three hands of that player pursuant to (f) below. Once the player has announced his or her intention to surrender, the dealer shall:

1. Immediately collect the wager from that player; and

2. Collect the seven cards dealt to that player without exposing the cards to anyone at the table. The dealer shall verify that seven cards were collected by counting them face down on the layout prior to placing them in the discard rack.

(f) Once the dealer has set a high hand, medium hand and low hand pursuant to (d) above, the dealer shall expose all three hands of each player, starting from the right and proceeding counterclockwise around the table. The dealer shall compare the high, medium and low hand of each player to the high, medium, and low hand of the dealer and shall announce if the Asia poker wager of that player shall win or lose.

(g) All losing Asia poker wagers shall be immediately collected by the dealer and put in the table inventory container. All losing Asia poker hands shall also be collected. An Asia poker wager made by a player shall lose if:

1. Any two of the player's three hands are identical (copy hand) or lower in rank than the dealer's corresponding hands;

2. Any one of the player's three hands is identical in rank to the corresponding hand of the dealer and one of the player's remaining hands is lower in rank than the dealer's corresponding hand;

3. The high hand of the player was not set so as to rank higher than his or her medium hand, or the medium hand of the player was not set so as to rank higher than his or her low hand; or

4. The three hands of the player were not otherwise set correctly in accordance with the rules of the game (for example, a player forms a one-card medium hand and a five-card high hand).

(h) All hands that result in a winning Asia poker wager shall be immediately paid by the dealer from the table inventory container. After being paid, winning Asia poker hands shall also be collected. The dealer shall pay all winning wagers and collect all losing wagers, in order, beginning with the player farthest to the right of the dealer and continuing counterclockwise around the table. An Asia poker wager made by a player shall win if any two of the player's three hands are higher in rank than the dealer's corresponding hands.

(i) A winning Asia poker wager shall be paid off by a casino licensee at odds of 1 to 1.

(j) All cards collected by the dealer shall be picked up in order and placed in the discard rack in such a way that they can be readily arranged to reconstruct each hand in case of a question or dispute.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-31.12